This site uses cookies. By continuing to browse the site you are agreeing to our use of cookies. To find out more about the cookies we use and how to change your browser to disable them, see our Privacy policy.

Theresa Jeary joins LRQA UK Medical Directives team

Theresa also has experience of the CE certification and Clinical expertise of medical devices used for assisted reproduction techniques, organ transplantation procedures, vascular, wound care and devices utilising animal tissue, as well as having a background in the development and commercialisation of Pharmaceutical and medical device products. She joins from BSI where she was their combination product expert for five years, managing the consultation process for Devices containing ancillary medical substances or ancillary blood derivatives.

She is well known within the Device/Drug product arena and is regularly asked to speak at European conferences about the regulatory requirements.

LRQA is a leading notified body for CE Marking to the Medical Devices Directive (MDD) and In Vitro Diagnostic (IVD) Medical Devices Directive helping organisations to ensure their devices consistently meet regulatory requirements. LRQA has established an in-depth knowledge and understanding of certification within the medical device sector since 1994.

A subsidiary of Lloyd's Register Group Limited, LRQA is a leading independent provider of Business Assurance services including management system certification, validation, verification and training. Commenting on the new appointment, Martin Penver, LRQA Operations Manager of the Medical Devices team said: “This is a high profile new appointment that comes at a time of growth for the medical devices unit within LRQA.”

“Our unique Business Assurance methodology turns assessments into a powerful management tool to improve and protect performance. A practical application of our approach within the medical devices sector is our standard service delivery of 40 days or less,” he concludes.

July 17th, 2013

Notes to editors

LRQA is a member of Lloyd’s Register Group Ltd. We are a leading independent provider of business assurance services including certification, validation, verification and training. The Group enhances the safety of life, property and the environment by helping our clients to ensure the quality construction and operation of critical infrastructure. It comprises charities and non-charitable entities, which support the charities in their main goal.

News

Following an extensive audit by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS), LRQA has been granted accreditation to ISO 13485:2016, the international quality management system (QMS) standard for organisations involved in medical device manufacturing.

The International Aerospace Quality Group (IAQG) has now published AS9110:2016 and AS9120:2016. This completes the revision of the core Aerospace Standards and represents the revised quality standard for aviation, defence and space organisations.

Following a week of meetings in June 2016, during which ISO 45001 - the new occupational health and safety standard being developed by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) - moved to a second draft international standard (DIS2) stage, ISO/PC 283/WG1, the Working Group responsible for developing the new standard, met three weeks ago in Lithuania.